I thought we could use a thread by this name.

In todays paper:

Country Joe McDonald is being sued for allegedly stealing the tune from his song " I feel like I'm fixin' to die rag" from a 1926 song by famed jazz trombonist Kid Ory. Ory's daughter, Babette Ory filed the lawsuit last month and claimed that Country Joe stole the tune from her father's "Muscrat Ramble".Under copyright law she may seek damages for performances of the song only in the past three years. Damages for intentional infringment can be up to $150,000. for EACH performance.

Can you believe this shit?!?!

Kinda makes you hope that Stephen Foster doesn't look up Arlo....huh?

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Gimme an F

the real amazing shit, is that country joe put the song out over 33 years ago, and did numerous takes on it, one of which probably got seen and heard by millions in Woodstock! So where was Ms. Ory all that time, and up till now?? Huh?? Jeez! even arlo figured out his "folk processing" sooner than that!!!!
(and that's country joe's defense i'm sure!!!)

Read all about it: http://www.countryjoe.com

that's just amazing...and all that stuff that arnie said. see, larry..it's not just a bitch thing.

btw...great name for a thread!

That is amazing and I hope we always have a thread with this name. In other words, yeah, what all of you said.

ahhhh, but now the real discussion... is "this shit" topical or controversial?? or does it blur the lines, and be come controtopical??????

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ahhhh, but now the real discussion... is "this shit" topical or controversial?? or does it blur the lines, and be come controtopical??????
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I thought it was Tropiversial...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Arnie:

ahhhh, but now the real discussion... is "this shit" topical or controversial?? or does it blur the lines, and be come controtopical??????
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Can you believe this shit??!! Stay on topic back half!

How would one know if a muskrat was to ramble anyway?? Anyone here speak muskrat?
Best of luck with this bullshit Country Joe!

And Arnie, if you keep f**king my topic here, we may have to make it "controceptional"!

I think Dave was too polite when he named Controversial Topics. It's controversial when we start flaming each other. I can't see that happening over this one. We've had plenty of controversial stuff in topical. We even get pissed off in topical. If we're not so mad we just get personal and can't remember the subject, it's probably just topical. Even though Larry did say "Poppycock" in the other thread, I don't think that's quite flame war yet.

I read that on the folk music newsgroup. It'sd a shame as that's a good song. Good luck Country Joe! Pete Seeger does a killer version of it live in concert At Arlo & Pete shows.

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Anyone here speak muskrat?

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i think we'll have to consult the muskrat experts, captain and tenille, for that.

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Jesse Helms is 80 today.
Chuck Berry is 75 today.
These two guys share a birthday!
Can you believe this shit?!?!?!

Chuck Berry is 75????? Oh, shit.